Arsenal fans need no reminding that they haven't picked up any silverware in the last eight years.

The Gunners' last trophy was won at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when Patrick Vieira's crucial penalty won a tense shoot-out to deny Manchester United in the 2005 FA Cup Final.

And now a cheeky ebay seller has posted an advert offering up a matchball from the game, claiming it was the actual ball struck by Vieira in that match-winning shootout.

Boldly stating the ball is "100% Genuine. 100% Unique," the listing goes on to say, in full capital letters that it is the "BALL THAT LAST WON ARSENAL A TROPHY (FACT). THIS BALL WAS ALSO THE BALL USED IN THE FIRST EVER PENALTY SHOOT OUT IN AN FA CUP FINAL (FACT)"

Claiming the ball had been given to them "by an Arsenal official outside near the team bus" and that "I'd actually watched the same official pick it up from the goalmouth," the seller has listed the ball for sale on ebay for the princely sum of £300.

One of many: Gilberto Silva controls the ball during the 2005 FA Cup Final (Image: Getty)

But is it really the actual ball used, or is the seller just trying to make a quick buck?

Given that the seller also admitted that 100 of these matchballs were produced for the game, and the fact that there is no written certificate of authenticity by anyone connected with Arsenal FC or The FA, we're taking the claims that it is the actual ball used in the shootout with a hefty pinch of salt.

And it would seem potential buyers on ebay are doing so, too. At the time of writing the ball had attracted precisely no bids.